Year: 2012
Travel Scam Artist Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Victims Likely to Be Left Empty-Handed
By John M. Rodgers When Kang Wan Koo entered courtroom number five at the Seoul Eastern District Court at 10:40...
The Dossier of Timothy Cotton Part 6: The Change and Escape
By Jesse Coy At one end of the officetel it was the loud and angry assault on the door, while...
HBC Winter Fest Rocks and Rolls into April
By 3WM Say farewell to winter and usher in spring's rebirth with live music at three local bars in Haebangchon....
Paradise Lost: Teaching English on Jeju Island
By Iwazaru A few weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon, an email came in from an acquaintance who comes into...
Always Be Closing: Will Korean Court Stop Travel Scam for Good?
Toon by Lee Scott, words by Iwazaru Does justice ever come? The scores of expats scammed out of bundles of...
Driving in Seoul: You Are What You Drive
By Marie Kulik Walking the streets of Seoul, most people have had the experience of someone stepping in their path...
Funky Seoul Corner 13: Eddie And The Atmosphere’s ‘7 Days of Nothing’
By Scott Freeman A couple of years back I heard this 45 on an Ebay auction—that’s what I love about...
Do you Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Sinchon?—The Liner Notes (side A)
By Mizaru To take the stairs and walk down into the Nori bar was always a rush. When the scene...
Restaurant Pyongyang: Food, Drink and Propaganda in Phnom Penh
By SmurfyStew Restaurant Pyongyang sits on busy Monivong Boulevard, in the heart of Phnom Penh. The building itself is nondescript...
Behind Shanghai’s Skyrocketing Standardized Test Scores
By Jake Reed There’s an old Chinese saying ,“it's not how clever you are but how hard you work” and...
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? Donald Kirk on China’s Refugee Dilemma
By Donald Kirk The Chinese by now must be getting the message. How long can they pretend not to hear...
Travel Scam Artist to Face Criminal Charges March 13
By John M. Rodgers On Tuesday, March 13 at 10:40 a.m., travel agent and serial scammer, Kang Wan Koo (aka...
Jenny Hyun, Floyd Mayweather and Real Linsanity
By Lee Scott and Iwazaru The first rule of doing damage control on an Internet meltdown is to protect your...